Human tissue burdens of halogenated aromatic chemicals in Michigan
- 16 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 247 (15), 2112-2116
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.247.15.2112
Abstract
A cross section of the population of Michigan was studied in 1978 to evaluate residual burdens of polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), a flame-retardant chemical that had contaminated the state''s food supply 5 yr earlier. Levels of PBB were measured in serum specimens in 1681 people and in adipose samples in 844. Most adipose samples (97%) had detectable PBB concentrations. Levels of PBB were highest in that part of the state where meat and dairy products had been most contaminated and lowest in the upper peninsula, farthest from the source. Levels for the rest of the state were in between. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and p,p''-DDE, a DDT residue, were also measured, and variations of PBB, PCB and p,p''-DDE levels with age and sex were investigated.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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